Sawyer Sweeten, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Actor, Dies at 19

Sawyer Sweeten, who played one of Ray Romano’s twin sons on the CBS comedy “Everybody Loves Raymond,” died on Thursday in Texas. He was 19.

Mr. Sweeten committed suicide, his sister Madylin Sweeten said in a statement, providing no other details. CBS News said he was visiting family when he apparently shot himself on the front porch of the family home.

Madylin, Sawyer and his twin brother, Sullivan, played the children in the sitcom’s fictional Barone family. The comedy was broadcast for nine seasons, ending in 2005. Sawyer Sweeten, who portrayed Geoffrey Barone, was a toddler when the series began.

In a statement, Ms. Sweeten, who is four years older than her twin brothers, said the family was requesting privacy. “We beg of you to reach out to the ones that you love,” she said. “Let them have no doubt of what they mean to you.”

The comedy tended to focus on the fractured family dynamics of a sportswriter (Mr. Romano), his parents and his older brother.

Sawyer Sweeten’s other listed credits include a 2002 movie starring Randy Quaid and an appearance in an episode of the TV show "Even Stevens."

Sawyer Storm Sweeten was born in Brownwood, Tex., on May 12, 1995, to Timothy Sweeten and the former Elizabeth Millsap and had other siblings, according to online biographies.

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